Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-13
DsiIp Keunshsl 3nurnal.
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to incorporate the Soldiers aud Sailors Mon
ument Association Of Biddeford, Me.
By Mr.. Manley of NATURALIZATION o
officers of Third Maine Regimental Associa
ton in aid Of Gettysburg Memorials.
Bv Mr.. Glover of Rockland o
citizens of Rockland in aid OF G .ttysburt
Memorials.
By Mr. HAYDEN of SangerviIle-Petitiou O
Ephraim Flint and 1873 others of Dover ant
Foxcrof,, in aid of Gettysburg memorials.
i By Mr. Waugh of Identification of 2.
members Of Post ~. G, A. r i, in aid Of G t
tysburg memorials. Also, petition of A. ii
Waugh and others, asking for Legislation
authorizing towns to raise money for defray
ing memorial expenses
BY Mr. Alden of INTERPRETATION o
Franklin Wood and SO others, in favor o
egisiation to authorize towns to appropriate
money for paying the expenses Of Memoris
Day.
BY Mr.. Hunter Of STANDARDIZATION Of
Hiram p. Durrell and Is others of Strong, il
aid of same. Also. petition of A. d. Russell
and A others of Weld in aid of same.
BY Mr.. Wentworth of North B rwick-Pe
tfion Of ID. S. Austin and Sc others, 10 aid
Of same.
By Mr.. Moore of Deering-Bll an acl
chasing land and improving the same on the
| oa,tl. field Of Gettysburg.
he Tbs iollQwipg paRgIs. Ysre Hfs-nahd and
moisens the filthy ,eats, and then goes on
with his milking. The milk foams in the
pail and, before the milking is over, the
foam is ihickly peppered with particles OF
dust and dry dung. good deal of which
with every squirt is buried in the milk.
He Keeps bis hands moist with milk, and
the black drops from them show like ink
drops upon the white fro;h.
Then the milk is strained, probably
through the single coarse wire gauze
stra:ner in the nozzle of the pail. Where
is The sweet butter 10 come from.
The bottoms of the pans or coolers will
show dark specks by the spoonful. Even
the bottoms If the pitchers in which the
skim mix is placed upon the table will
show fifth enough to turn delicate stom-
ach, and the good people actually wonder
where the cowy TASTE can come from. In
fact, there are CITY folks who associate this
cowy taste with milk to that degree that
they get fond Of it ard miss it in pure
milk. in blisslul ignorance that the flavor
they miss ia that OF dissolved cow manure.
If the skimm milk takes up and is per-
vaded bv the flavor, v hat about The cream
This like most other oils, in fact, pre-em-
inently among oils. absorbs all taints and
odors. Where, then, we ask. is we'll
Favored butter to come from? Certainly
not out of such milk. These facts are not
overdrawn. Thank Providence and habit
OF cleanliness among some farmer folks,
there is winter milk free from these tants
largely, if not wholly free. Still there
is carelessness enough to make the winter
butter OF common farmers the country
through dreadiully poor stuff. 1t IS not
all spoilt by the carelessness of the coun-
Try store-keepers. who got such showing
up at Chicago. There is an old saying
that ''it is hard to spoil a bad egg"
There is butter which even proximity to
Goldfish and bacon. and Kerosene to boot,
cannot spoil
The picture we have drawn of dirty
mixers is absolutely true to life. We
have seen it, and more, have MIXED in
the same stable.
Dirt in the bottoms of pans and coolers
ought to make dairy folks blush. They
argue that it cannot be helped. Last week
only we saw it in the bottom of pitcher
of milk on our table The mixer was
discharged. We have done our own milk
ing since, and will challenge anybody to
find dirt in the milk cans now.-Amertcdn
Ddirlj,nan.